Centre

A Centre is a facility in the Exodus Fleet where Human remains are processed into compost. Centres are four-story cylindrical complexes located in the middle of every district. They are made out of metal and covered in murals. The professionals who work here are known as caretakers.

Preparation
When a corpse is brought to the Centre, a caretaker removes all personal items such as clothing and jewelry. After the body is washed and its imubots are removed, it is placed in a stasis chamber until the funeral.

Funeral
Family and friends of the deceased gather for the funeral or 'laying-in'. The Litany for the Dead is recited and a shroud is wrapped around the body by the family. The body is then taken up the Centre's ramp on a stretcher and placed in bamboo mulch to decay.